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Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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0
/10
three
months
san
like
felt
hell
Kaiko
to
The
last
The
last
three
months
felt
like
hell
to
Kaiko
san
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0
/14
away
been
She
she
earned
her
every
has
and
beavering
work
at
yen
saving
She
has
been
beavering
away
at
her
work
and
saving
every
yen
she
earned
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0
/20
and
off
borrowed
slipped
quietly
while
Her
Keiko
debt
with
leaving
husband
of
money
a
then
the
a
lot
back
Her
husband
borrowed
a
lot
of
money
a
while
back
and
then
slipped
off
quietly
leaving
Keiko
with
the
debt
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0
/21
meet
she
for
could
him
month
lay
prayed
could
such
For
one
more
him
so
she
foolishness
she
one
into
time
For
one
month
she
prayed
she
could
meet
him
one
more
time
so
she
could
lay
into
him
for
such
foolishness
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0
/21
loan
money
they
the
and
Then
met
the
she
back
to
pay
fast
agreement
about
company
with
how
at
arrived
an
Then
she
met
with
the
loan
company
and
they
arrived
at
an
agreement
about
how
fast
to
pay
back
the
money
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/11
all
wants
to
the
money
do
she
is
pay
Now
back
Now
all
she
wants
to
do
is
pay
back
the
money
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence